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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

MP3 The Sound of Sunshine - Sigur Ros

Posted by Andrew R Tonry on Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 2:32 PM

I've had a promo copy of Sigur Rós' Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust sitting on my desk here for a week or two. I'd give it a listen when the time was right, I figured--that time being a slow, drowsy, big-sky'd, beautiful night. The later the better. Maybe on drugs. Full of wanderlust. Surrounded by swirling amour. Listless.

You see, Sigur Rós' debut, Ágætis Byrjun has occupied this distinct real-estate in my head and heart for years. It's a place I only visit at certain times--usually while deeply effervescent and in love, a honeymoon-type of period. Soft sheets and wind flowing through the curtains, lit by the moonlight. In between alert and dreams.

So I figured I'd get around to Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. It was more of that grandiose, dream music, I assumed. But goddamn--while the new album is still grandiose, dreamy and swirling like a mainline of magic realism, this thing is daytime summer sunshine.

It's ridiculous and great--Sigur Rós downbeat whomping on floor-toms! Chords whipping back and forth! My God!

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The album comes out today, and more fitting weather to greet these sounds there could not be.

 

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Dear Andrew- Please do not ever mention your soft sheets, or wind flowing through curtains lit by moonlight, again. It makes my stomach feel funny. Please and thank you. rob.
Posted by Rob. on June 24, 2008 at 2:36 PM · Report
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HAH! I took you there and there's nothing you can do about it!
Posted by andrew r tonry on June 24, 2008 at 2:47 PM · Report

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